Autobiographies, Memoirs, and ASD Rights
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• Barton, M. (2014). A Different Kettle of Fish: A Day in the Life of a Physics Student with Autism. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Bascom, J. (Ed.). (2012). And Straight on Till Morning: Essays on Autism Acceptance. Washington DC: The Autistic Self Advocacy Network.
• Bascom, J. (Ed.). (2012). Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking. Washington DC: The Autistic Press.
• Brown, L. X., Ashkenazy, E., & Onaiwu, M. G. (Eds.). (2017). All The Weight of Our Dreams: On Living Racialized Autism. Lincoln: DragonBee Press.
• Carley, M.J. (2008) Asperger’s from the Inside Out: A Supportive and Practical Guide for Anyone with Asperger’s Syndrome. New York: Perigee.
• Clements, T. (2017). The Autistic Buddha: My Unconventional Path to Enlightenment . Lancaster: Your Stories Matter.
• Cowhey, S. (2005) Going through the Motions: Coping with Autism. Publish America.
• Craft, S. (2016). Everyday Aspergers. Alpharetta: Booklogix.
• Davide-Rivera, J. (2013). Twirling Naked in the Streets and No One Noticed: Growing Up with Undiagnosed Autism. David and Goliath Publishing.
• Davin, A. (2016). Being Seen: Memoir of an Autistic Mother, Immigrant, And Zen Student. BookBaby.
• Edwards, A. (2015). I've Got a Stat For You: My Life With Autism. Oakamoor: Dark River.
• Emmons, D. (2016). Living in Two Worlds: On Being a Social Chameleon with Asperger’s . Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Finch, D. (2012). The Journal of Best Practices: A Memoir of Marriage, Asperger Syndrome, and One Man's Quest to Be a Better Husband. New York: Scribner.
• Grandin, T. (2006) Thinking in Pictures: And Other Reports from My Life with Autism. New York: Vintage.
• Hammerschmidt, E. (2005) Born on the Wrong Planet. Palo Alto, CA: Tyborne Hill.
• Harris, R. L. (2015). My Autistic Awakening: Unlocking the Potential for a Life Well Lived. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
• Higashida, N. (2013). The Reason I Jump: The Inner Voice of a Thirteen-Year-Old Boy with Autism. New York: Random House Press.
• Higashida, N. (2017). Fall Down 7 Times Get Up 8: A Young Man's Voice from the Silence of Autism . New York: Random House.
• Holliday Willey, L. (1999) Pretending to be Normal: Living with Asperger’s Syndrome. Ebrary Collection. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• James, L. (2018). Odd Girl Out: My Extraordinary Autistic Life. Berkeley: Seal Press.
• Jones, S. R. (2017). The ABCs of Autism Acceptance. Autonomous Press.
• Jones, S. R. (2013). No You Don't: Essays from an Unstrange Mind. An Unstrange Publication.
• Kim, C. (2014). Nerdy, Shy, and Socially Inappropriate: A User Guide. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Legler, C. (2018). Godspeed: A Memoir. New York: Atria Books.
• Lesko, A., & Grandin, T. (2018). Temple Grandin: The Stories I Tell My Friends. Arlington: Future Horizons.
• MacDonald, V.B. (2003) From Darkness to Light: An Autobiography. Parker, CO: Paintbrush Press.
• Marzo, C., & Yehling, R. (2015). Just Add Water: A Surfing Savant's Journey with Asperger's. New York: Houghton Mifflin.
• Mann, L.B. and Myles, B.S. (2008) More than Little Professors: Children with Asperger Syndrome: In Their Own Words. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism Asperger Publishers.
• McKean, T.A. (1996) Light on the Horizon: ‘A Deeper View from Inside the Autism Puzzle’. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.
• McKean, T.A. (2001) Soon Will Come the Light: A View from Inside the Autism Puzzle. Arlington, TX: Future Horizons.
• Miller, J.K. (2003) Women from Another Planet? Our Lives in the Universe of Autism. 1stBooks.
• Narayanan, K. (2003) Wasted Talent: Musings of an Autistic. North Andover, MA: Vite Publishing.
• Olson, J.K. (2006) Aspie: Memoirs of the Blessings and Burdens of Asperger’s Syndrome. Bloomington, IN: XLibris.
• Peters, T., & Peters, L. (2016). Our Socially Awkward Marriage: Stories from an Asperger's Relationship. Brookside Press.
• Prince-Hughes, D. (2002) Aquamarine Blue 5: Personal Stories of College Students with Autism. Athens, OH: Swallow Press/Ohio University Press.
• Prince-Hughes, D. (2004) Songs of the Gorilla Nation: My Journey through Autism. New York: Harmony Books.
• Robison, J.E. (2007) Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s. Waterville, ME: Thorndike Press.
• Romkema, C. (2002) Embracing the Sky: Poems beyond Disability. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Ronan, T.M. (2003) Therese: Living with Autism. Bloomington, IN: XLibris.
• Sanders, R.S. (2002) Overcoming Asperger’s: Personal Experience & Insight. Murfreesboro, TN: Armstrong Valley Publishers.
• Sanders, R.S. (2004) On My Own Terms: My Journey with Asperger’s. Murfreesboro, TN: Armstrong Valley Publishers.
• Schneider, E. (1999) Discovering My Autism: Apologia Pro Vita Sua (With Apologies to Cardinal Newman). London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Schneider, E. (2003) Living the Good Life with Autism. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Sequenzia, A., & Grace, E. (Eds.). (2017). Typed Words, Loud Voices. Autonomous Press.
• Shore, S.M. (2003) Beyond the Wall: Personal Experiences with Autism and Asperger Syndrome. Shawnee Mission, KS: Autism Asperger Publishing Co.
• Sutton, M. (Ed.). (2017). The Real Experts: Readings for Parents of Autistic Children. Autonomous Press.
• Thorsos, D.I. (2000) Sour Sweet: Adversity into Creativity. Renton, WA: First Word Publishing.
• Vines, M. (2016). Asperger's on the Inside. Grey Gecko Press.
• Wodis, H. S. (2018). Girls with Autism Becoming Women. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
• Yergeau, M. (2018). Authoring Autism: on rhetoric and neurological queerness. Durham: Duke University Press.

 
Websites for Self-Advocacy

• Autism Self-Advocacy Network:  http://autisticadvocacy.org/
• The Global and Regional Asperger Syndrome Partnership (GRASP):  https://grasp.org/
• The Autism National Committee (AutCom): https://www.autcom.org/